California Travel Tips
Oakland Thrills the World
Published on: October 04, 2014
On October 25, 2014 at Oakland’s Studio One Art Center kids, teens, tweens, and senior citizens will “Thrill the World” in a global event based on Michael Jackson’s famous song, Thriller. ‘Zombies’ from five continents will all dance in rhythm exactly at the same time (10 p.m. GMT or 3 p.m. PST,) to same music. The Oakland Thrill the World event is a fundraiser which offers a free dance class to learn the steps. Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Thousand Oaks are among the California cities participating in Thrill the World this year.
THRILLER TRIVIA
- Thriller song was released in November 1983.
- Michael Peters, who created the choreography for Thriller and Beat It, died of AIDs in L.A. in 1994 at the age of 46.
- Rod Temperton, who wrote Thriller, first called it Starlight. The British songwriter has written songs for Mariah Carey, Michael McDonald, George Benson, LL Cool J, Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Donna Summer, The Manhattan Transfer and dozens more.
- 53-year-old Ola Ray who played Michael Jackson’s love interest in the music video now lives in Sacramento.
- Quincy Jones produced albums Thriller (1982), as well as Off the Wall (1979), and Bad (1987).
- Following Michael Jackson’s death on June 25, 2009 his music surged in popularity. Thriller charted on the Billboard Hot Digital Singles Chart and remained in the top ten for three consecutive weeks.
- Thriller music video was filmed at the Palace Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, the zombie dance sequence at Union Pacific Avenue & South Calzona Street in East L.A. and the final house scene at 1345 Carroll Avenue in Angeleno Heights.
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